A report from the medical examiner's office is offering new details on the death of Appalachian Trail hiker Geraldine Largay.Largay disappeared during the summer of 2013, but her remains were not discovered until last year.According to the report, Largay, also know as "Inch Worm," died while in her sleeping bag inside a tent.The report said the moisture resistant fabric of the tent and sleeping bag protected Largay's body in the weeks after her death and likely prevented K-9s from picking up any scent during the search.The medical examiner said an examination of Largay's remains showed no sign of trauma and that she died of starvation and exposure.

AUGUSTA, Maine —

A report from the medical examiner's office is offering new details on the death of Appalachian Trail hiker Geraldine Largay.

Largay disappeared during the summer of 2013, but her remains were not discovered until last year.

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According to the report, Largay, also know as "Inch Worm," died while in her sleeping bag inside a tent.

The report said the moisture resistant fabric of the tent and sleeping bag protected Largay's body in the weeks after her death and likely prevented K-9s from picking up any scent during the search.

The medical examiner said an examination of Largay's remains showed no sign of trauma and that she died of starvation and exposure.